Paul Smith getting in on the cycling scene

frenchfighter
frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
edited August 2010 in The bottom bracket
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    http://www.paulsmith.co.uk/paul-smith-b ... 3,PBL.html
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  • Sirius631
    Sirius631 Posts: 991
    He had a colabouration with Mercian not long back.
    To err is human, but to make a real balls up takes a super computer.
  • balthazar
    balthazar Posts: 1,565
    He's been "in" the cycling scene for as long as I can remember. I'm not keen on those bikes though.
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Smith left school at the age of 15, a member of Beeston Road Club, his only ambition was to become a racing cyclist, until his father hauled him off to work at a clothing warehouse. Smith had no real interest in his work during his first two years there, except for the cycle journey to and from his home. A cycling accident put an end to his racing ambitions, and it was only then that Smith's career in fashion design began.


    Getting back into the cycling scene perhaps.
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Horizontal toptube and riser stem is just wrong! Anyone with half-an-iota of cycling style would understand that in an instant!
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • lae
    lae Posts: 555
    They're pretty good! Nice to see bikes designed with aesthetics that aren't either fake-retro or Power Ranger Syndrome (like it was designed for Power Rangers i.e. covered in stickers, shock colours and aggressive swoopy lines - bikes, motorbikes, razors and watches all suffer from this).

    It's about a million times better than the Armani bike
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    Quite apart from looking like a Halfords special, it's a city bike with derailler gears and rim brakes. Good lord, why? Plus the frame only comes in one size.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ah some of you are so pedantic, preferring to comment on the topic title rather than the material.....

    Agree about the rising stem faux pas.
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  • Ash_
    Ash_ Posts: 385
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Ah some of you are so pedantic, preferring to comment on the topic title rather than the material.....

    Yes, but your title is deliberately misleading. Paul Smith is 'well into' cycling already, as most people on here know from various Rapha-bashing threads, super expensive stripy saddles, general knowledge, etc. You also neglect to point out that these are just six* special edition bikes for the Danish cancer charity 'Flamme Rouge'. It's not like there's going to be loads of them around - London isn't going to be awash with trendy city types dressed head to toe in Rapha doing a lap of Richmond Park on their Paul Smith bikes - worst case scenario, there'll only be six (OK 8 if Paul Smith and Brain Holm turn up too, but I don't think Holm would be wearing Rapha, but I digress). Also, I think it's the charity element of the whole thing that is important, and it doesn't hurt to emphasize that.

    Incidentally, the auctions have got about a week left to run, estimates are that the bikes will go for around 6000 Euros a piece.

    There's clearer info about the whole thing, and a link to the auction if you fancy a bid (although the buyer pays a whopping 20% fee on top of the winning total), here:

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rivals-can-help-cav-win-worlds-says-holm



    *8 if you include the ones for Paul Smith and Brian Holm - thought I'd get that in for the pedants.
  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Ah some of you are so pedantic, preferring to comment on the topic title rather than the material.....

    Agree about the rising stem faux pas.

    If you wish to raise your head above the Pro Race forum prepare to be shot at.
  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Ah some of you are so pedantic, preferring to comment on the topic title rather than the material.....

    Agree about the rising stem faux pas.

    Well, my comment on the material is this - They are bikes that will hopefully raise lots of money for a cancer charity.

    My comment on the title is this - It's old news. He used to (still does?) sell bikes through his stores a few years ago anyway.
    "There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, t'would be a pity to damage yours."
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    They aren't riser stems, they are 0deg - it's the FSA Plasma integrated bar. A neg angle would be needed to make it look flat in line with the top tube.

    Shame, it would look miles better with the stem looking flat...
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Monty Dog wrote:
    Horizontal toptube and riser stem is just wrong! Anyone with half-an-iota of cycling style would understand that in an instant!

    I wouldn't buy a bike which didn't have a horizontal top tube '90s style.

    What's a riser stem?
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  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    Those bikes look awesome.
  • Mike Healey
    Mike Healey Posts: 1,023
    Monty Dog wrote:
    Horizontal toptube and riser stem is just wrong! Anyone with half-an-iota of cycling style would understand that in an instant!

    If you look at the comparative saddle and bar heights, a slight rise seems perfectly reasonable.
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